After the shenanigans of Gove causing the loss of Boris. Theresa May's speech gave me back some confidence that things will be ok for Brexit and the country.She has stressed she will honour Brexit too many times now, it's in print, on record. She won't go back on it, can't go back on it....can she?I think she'll be ok

@hentie wrote:After the shenanigans of Gove causing the loss of Boris. Theresa May's speech gave me back some confidence that things will be ok for Brexit and the country.She has stressed she will honour Brexit too many times now, it's in print, on record. She won't go back on it, can't go back on it....can she?I think she'll be ok

This is the official government response to the petition calling for the 1972 European Communities Act to be repealed immediately. The government says that the only way out is to trigger Article 50:

Dear Anthony Bennett,

The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Repeal the 1972 European Communities Act immediately on EU Referendum OUT vote.”.

Government responded:

The rules for exit are set out in Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. As the Prime Minister said on 27 June, this is the only legal way that has been set out to leave the EU.

The rules for exit are set out in Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. The Government set out the process for Article 50 in the policy paper, ‘The process for withdrawing from the European Union’, published on 29 February 2016. Paragraph 3.2 in the paper states that:

The UK’s membership of the EU is established by the EU Treaties, and Article 50 is the process set out in the Treaties for Member States to follow when leaving. It is the only lawful way to withdraw from the EU. It would be a breach of international and EU law to withdraw unilaterally from the EU (for example, by simply repealing the domestic legislation that gives the EU law effect in the UK). Such a breach would create a hostile environment in which to negotiate either a new relationship with the remaining EU Member States, or new trade agreements with non-EU countries.

The House of Lords EU Committee report on ‘The process of withdrawing from the European Union’ of 4 May has also said that “If a Member State decides to withdraw from the EU, the process described in Article 50 is the only way of doing so consistent with EU and international law.”

The Prime Minister said on 27 June in his statement to the House of Commons on the referendum that “the only legal way that has been set out to leave the EU is by triggering Article 50”.

The Prime Minister has been clear that the decision to trigger Article 50 and start the formal and legal process of leaving the EU will be for the next British Prime Minister and the next Cabinet.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Meanwhile, the petition to invoke Article 50 has gained 96,500 signatures in its first 15 days - so just 3,500 more needed to reach 100,000 and force Parliament to consider the petition for debate. And after today, there are still 168 more days in which to sign it, so maybe we could get near to, or even top, one million signatures:

Finally, I did like this petition, which I signed immediately I saw it. It was one of yesterday's most popular petitions:

All European Union flags, emblems and logos be removed from all public buildings

In the EU referendum of 23rd June 2016 the UK voted, by majority, to 'Leave the European Union', as such we request that all European Union flags, emblems and logos be removed from all public buildings in the UK.

Labour leadership contender Owen Smith wants a second public vote to approve any Brexit deal the UK strikes with the EU, according to a newspaper.---------------------------------------------------"we didn't 'win' the referendum, so we'll keep going, 'stamping our feet, throwing our toys out of the pram', ad infinitum, until the 'people' vote....... 'correctly'!"

@Tony Bennett wrote:Finally, I did like this petition, which I signed immediately I saw it. It was one of yesterday's most popular petitions:

All European Union flags, emblems and logos be removed from all public buildings

In the EU referendum of 23rd June 2016 the UK voted, by majority, to 'Leave the European Union', as such we request that all European Union flags, emblems and logos be removed from all public buildings in the UK.

The EU symbol in it's various guises, is but symbolic frippery and serves no purpose other than trying to compete with our very own historic national emblem. The idea is not even original - they pinched it from the US of A's 'stars and stripes'.

____________________“ The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made" - Groucho Marx

Labour leadership contender Owen Smith wants a second public vote to approve any Brexit deal the UK strikes with the EU, according to a newspaper.---------------------------------------------------"we didn't 'win' the referendum, so we'll keep going, 'stamping our feet, throwing our toys out of the pram', ad infinitum, until the 'people' vote....... 'correctly'!"

'If voting made ANY difference they wouldn't let us do it.'

See, what did I say - total shambles! To think these people control our lives - would you hire any one of them to unblock your drains? I wouldn't.

____________________“ The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made" - Groucho Marx

The new minister in charge of Brexit says the UK should be able to formally trigger its departure from the EU "before or by the start of next year".David Davis called for a "brisk but measured" approach, with a likely exit from the EU around December 2018.He said the "first order of business" should be to strike trade deals with non EU countries.Meanwhile his predecessor, Oliver Letwin, warned the UK had no trade negotiators to lead its exit talks.Mr Davis, a longstanding campaigner for Brexit, was appointed as secretary of state for leaving the EU by new prime minister Theresa May.

Mrs May has previously said she will not trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which starts a two-year process of leaving, before the end of 2016.

'Ideal outcome'

In a Sun article, Mr Davis repeated comments made just before his appointment about how the UK should approach its departure from the EU.Key to the negotiations will be access to the European single market, which EU leaders have said is conditional on accepting the free movement of people.Mr Davis said the "ideal outcome" would be "continued tariff-free access" to the EU single market, adding: "Once the European nations realise we will not budge on control of our borders, they will want to talk, in their own interests."But what if they are irrational, as so many Remain-supporting commentators asserted they would be in the run-up to the referendum?"This is one of the reasons for taking a little time before triggering Article 50. The negotiating strategy has to be properly designed, with serious consultation."

I can't help but think that more recent events have overtaken any possible advantage anticipated by this petition.

Brexiteer David Davis has already said that he anticipates departure being triggered by the end of this year or the beginning of 2017. Theresa May's meet today with Nicola Sturgeon doesn't inspire confidence in any speedy resolution to Scotland's position.

____________________“ The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made" - Groucho Marx

Eddie and Keela alerted to items and places concerned with the McCanns - and importantly to no other items or places.

According to Eddie and Keela, the body of Madeleine McCann lay lifeless behind the sofa in Apartment 5a, clinging to the only thing from which she could derive any comfort; a soft toy called 'Cuddle cat'.

Kate's book 'madeleine', Page 219: "Did they really believe that a dog could smell the 'odour of death' three months later from a body that had been so swiftly removed?"

After forensic analysis of the 'Last Photo' there is little doubt now that the pool photo CANNOT POSSIBLY have been taken on the Thursday 3rd May, but most likely on the Sunday 29th April. So, where was Madeleine at lunchtime on Thursday?

John McCann:"This was terrible for them, Kate dressed Amelie in her sister's pyjamas and the baby said: "Maddy's jammies, where is Maddy?"Martin Roberts:"If Madeleine's pyjamas had not, in fact, been abducted then neither had Madeleine McCann."Dr Martin Roberts: A Nightwear Job

Death Toll in McCann Case

Gerry McCann called for an example to be made of 'trolls'. SKY reporter Martin Brunt doorstepped Brenda Leyland on 2 October 2014 after a 'Dossier' was handed in to Police by McCann supporters. She was then found dead in a Leicester hotel room the next day. Brenda paid the price.

Colin Shalke died suddenly in mysterious circumstances with a significant amount of morphine in his system. At the Inquest the coroner said there was no evidence as to how he had come to take morphine, and no needle mark was found.

Ex-Met DCI Andy Redwood had a "revelation moment" on BBC1's Crimewatch on 14th October 2013 when he announced that Operation Grange had eliminated the Tanner sighting - which opened up the 'window' of opportunity' from 3 mins to 45 mins, in accordance with their remit, to allow the staged abduction to happen.

Dr Gonçalo Amaral, retired PJ Coordinator: "The English can always present the conclusions to which they themselves arrived in 2007. Because they know, they have the evidence of what happened, they don't need to investigate anything. When MI5 opens their files, then we will know the truth."

Tracey Kandohla: "A McCann pal told The Sun Online: "Some of the savings have been siphoned off from the Find Maddie Fund into a fixed asset account, which financial experts have advised them to do. It can be used for purchases like buying a house or building equipment."

The McCanns, Operation Grange and the BBC are all working towards one goal - to make us keep looking at what happened (or didn't happen) on 3rd May, instead of looking at what happened days earlier. There is NO evidence of an abduction. Smithman is ALL they have got. Without that, they are sunk. No wonder Operation Grange clings on to Smithman...